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DESTINY PUPPETS
You can't do whatever you want to
It takes discipline for a business to work
It takes several generations to make clients
When my father came from the Lebanon
he had nothing!
He worked in the country
and then he brought one piece of fabric
That's how this store started
Let's keep on working
One more! Come on!
OK, one last more
You don't value what this store means
With a fabric roll...
With a fabric roll you can start a store
With a fabric meter you can eat for a week
With this piece of fabric I blow my nose!
Lidia! Not in my worse moments I imagined
Such an aggression from my employees!
Such an outrage! Ungratefulness!
Come to my office!
I told you to come to my office
Lidia
Sit down
Here's your money
You're fired
You're fired! Fired I said!
Do you allow me to say something, Don Masmud?
You say I am ungrateful, right?
Ungrateful for what? For bleeding every cent
I earned in this place?
Please, leave
You know something, Don Masmud?
You're going to be killed
And you won't even notice
Are you threatening me?
Nutcase!
You won't even notice
Hello, who is it?
Hello, son!
The fabric for Layla's wedding dress has arrived
I need you to come by and take it to her
It's a beautiful fabric
But now I can't
I'm in the middle of a flight
Don't contradict your father and come immediately
But I can't go now, dad
Dad? Hello! Dad!
***!
Miss, I want a meter of that cloth in the window
Which one, mum?
I only have left one and half meter of that one
It's a snippet
But it's in a bad shape
I can check out if we can make a little discount
Thanks, it's so torn...
Give me a second...
Mister Masmud!
The lady asks if we can make a discount
This cloth is too torn
What is that cloth's price
Twenty
Then leave it at nineteen and fifty cents
What a discount!
Nineteen is allright!
Useless women, you lost her!
Nancy, how are you? Noelia
Hey, dad, where is Lidia?
I just wanted to talk to you about it
Come into my office
Naim, I wanna talk to you
Come in and close the door
What is going on?
Ugly things happened
In the store, I had to fire Lidia
She's unrespectful and I don't want her in here
I called the newspaper to publish an add
asking for someone new
When?
Tomorrow, you make the interviews
I am very tired, OK?
OK, yes, I do it...
...but can it be in the afternoon?
You have to be here early
What time?
At eight o'clock in the morning
Eight in the morning? I can't!
What?!
OK...
Leave your personal bussinesses for another time
Now the store is the priority
OK...
Come here, feel this fabric
Feel this fabric's smoothness
It's different from the fabric we sell, see?
Do you know where is it from?
It's from Damascus
Take it to Layla and Amira
They've been two weeks waiting for this
So go and... are you listening to me?
Yes, the fabric for the wedding dress
That's right, and send kisses to them from me
OK, OK, dad
Is it clear? You understand me?
I want you here early tomorrow at eight
ALE ALI HOUSE
No. No.
Who is it?
Your mother
Come in
Layla, Naim called, he's coming,
bringing the fabric for your wedding dress...
It's done. You're gonna marry Naim Masmud
I just can't believe it
Layla, I was right, see?
All this bandages thing worth it, see?
Mum, we're not out of the woods
until I have him on the shrine
He's too slippy
and only cares for motorcycles and paraglidings
He's obviously immature
but you're gonna marry him
That's it
Can you close the door when you go out?
OK, kid
How are you doing, Don Masmud?
What's up, Perpetuo? I owe you something?
No, Don Masmud, I come to see you for other thing
What is it?
Miss Fatima appeared in the cover
of one of those magazines...
A topical one?
No no
A news magazine?
More of an... artistic one
Artistic?
For God's sake!
They're at Luis's magazines store
Well, thank you
Good evening, Luis
Good evening, Don Masmud
I come for that magazine, what's the name...?
Come near
For Men Please
Pleasures For Men?
That's right
How many of those do you have?
I have four left
Luis, come nearer
I take them all, will you have more to replace?
No, if you take the four I have left
the next issue will come out before I order more
Very well, I take them all
How much is it?
Eighty-five pesos
Ok, here, keep the change
Thank you, Don Masmud
Mariangeles, come and see this
I'm busy with a client
Please, I need you to see this
What is it?
Fatima?
That's it, it's because of the curse you put on her
I never put a curse on her, Sahid!
Don't lie! You cursed her!
No, Sahid. If I had cursed her
I'd use it to extort you for half the store
the part that belongs to our son
I never had a son with you! Are you crazy?!
But, Sahid, Sandro is your son!
And... fifty percent of the store! You're puzzled!
I never put a curse on Fatima
Oh! Come on, please!
DESTINY PUPPETS
ALE ALI HOUSE
Wait, Mabel. Let it ring twice.
Hello, Mabel
How are you, Doña Amira?
Hello, dear. Come in.
Hello, Layla
Hello, Naim
Let me see that fabric
Ah! It's just like my wedding dress
Wonderful
I´m so glad...
Congratulate your father for his purchase
He's very happy with this fabric too
Well, there you have tea and pastry. Serve yourself...
Oh, thank you...
...after putting away the fabric of course,
we don't want it to get stained
Sure
How do you feel?
The same
I still can't walk
She hurts. She still hurts very much
Poor thing
She suffers a lot with the bandages
Well, she can't scratch herself
Mum!
Actually she can't wait to recover
so we can celebrate the wedding
Well, I leave you, kids
I leave you, so you can't talk
Thank you, Doña Amira
So you can't scratch yourself?
You don't love me, Naim
Layla, I do love you
Why don't you call me then?
Why don't you answer the cell phone?
That's because I can't hear when I'm on the paraglider
You know it
Don't lie, Naim
...as when I'm on the bike
It's because I'm a monster!
Look at me! I'm the mummy!
You're not the mummy, nor a monster, Layla!
I am, Naim! And it's your fault!
Yes, right
Have you fixed the bike already?
Yes
You must be happy then?
But you know what?
I couldn't fix myself yet
Since that night, Naim
I'm not so happy neither, I'm not so happy!
MASMUD HOUSE
Hello, Sahid. We'll have dinner in a minute
But... why that face?!
Look what I have here
No
Don't tell me...
It's our daughter
No no, it's not our daughter. It can't be!
Inconceivable
Naked for everyone to see!
I have a pain so big in my chest!
Disgrace! Bad daughter!
My chest is hollow because of the angst!
Easy, dear! It can't be!
What is going on, mum
What is going on?
Look!
Oh, she's photogenic
Photogenic? It's our daughter!
She's dishonoring our name!
But she calls herself April Jones
Please, son! Stop covering her!
How can you talk like that?
She's your sister!
Good morning
Good morning, Naim
Let them start coming, please
Where?
Let the girls start coming to the office
OK, Come in!
Excuse me
Come in
Do I close the door?
Please, yes. Take a sit
What's your name?
Marta Salina
Why would you like to work at Casa Masmud?
Well, I want to make the most of my experience
I have a mastery on Midwestern Texile Industry Sociology
I've worked in textile for six years,
Now I'm studying marketing and commerce
and making a PhD in the University of Textile Arts in England
And, well... because I'm passionate about the subject matter
I'm writing a book right now about
textile imports by arabic immigrants in latin america
and it's good for me to work here
to be in contact with the subject matter
like that... in the front line
What?
Well, Marta
We'll be calling you
Why are you interested in the job?
Well I...
I see the girls all day sitting
drinking white coffee and tortillas
Then... the way they treat the clients
they say "what will you want, mum?"
"What will you take, love?"
To say the truth, I find it nice
Good working environment
Exactly, that
Can you leave me your curriculum?
I don't have one
but I can tell you if you want me to
I've been working in Syria
In the rag trade?
Yes, I did that for three years
I learn to measure with the arm
with millimeter-wise accuracy
Did you?
I understand there's only one
person in the world who can do that
Yes, it's me
My grandmother knew your grandfather
They had an extramarital relationship
not something serious, but intense
Hello
Hello
Come in, take a sit
I close the door for you
Please tell me your name
Jessica
And your surname
Nieva
Nieva, Jessica Nieva
Jessica Nieva, allrigth
Is that all? Can I leave now?
No...
Why do you want to work at Casa Masmud?
Well... I don't really want to, but I've got to
Because I need the money
and I've got to save
Honest... the truth...
But I like it
It's reliable
Tell me Jessica, do you have previous experience?
Working, like in stores? No
But...
To sing in a band is a work?
Yes, to sing is a work...
I sing a little myself
Yes? Good
It's interesting what you are telling me
So no previous experience but singer
I like it
So are you going to give me the job?
Or do you want us to talk?
The job is yours, Jessica, it's ok!
You may start tomorrow!
Could it be the day after tomorrow?
Yes, it can be. At eight?
Eight thirty?
I see you then, eight thirty,
the day after tomorrow
Thank you, Jessica
Hey, Lidia!
How are you doing?
Nancy, how are you?
What's wrong?
Nothing
Are you sure?
And that?
What is that?
Nothing. What?
Hey, you dropped this!
What is going on, Lidia?
What are you about to do?
It's a gift. A birthday gift, Nancy, bye!
Wait! Wait! Lidia!
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I met Lidia yesterday
She had a rifle and bullets
She told my it was a gift
Isn't it Don Masmud's birthday?
Steeple
Who's there?
What are you laughing of?!
Miss, you are on test
If you answer to me again
you are fired!
Hey, Torgo! Tell the old man...
...I hate you, dad!
You're exceeded
Naim! Come back immediately!
Say goodbye, exploiter!
How longer will you go on
with your ridiculous recovery?
Move! Come on!
Hey! Good evening, Perpetuo!
You're going to pay, Masmud
for all the years of mistreatment and exploitation
You are going to pay